WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Warmer weather linked to climate change is likely to cause rampaging clouds of mosquitos in the future, a new study forecasts. Rising temperatures can make it tougher for the predators that feast on mosquito larvae to effectively control mosquito populations, researchers say. That’sContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women struggling with fertility and using in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive sometimes turn to supplements for help. Unfortunately, a new study finds only weak evidence to support that strategy. In contrast, the same research found that the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet does boostContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl’s vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says. The case suggests that vocal cord paralysis might be a rare complication of COVID infection, caused by theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cases keep rising in an outbreak of salmonella illness tied to cantaloupes that began last month, with 302 people now sickened across 42 states, federal officials said. As of Dec. 15, four people had died and 129 had been hospitalized in the outbreak,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cinnamon samples gathered at a facility in Ecuador linked to tainted applesauce pouches were found to contain levels of toxic lead that were 2,000 times higher than proposed standards, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors. Tests conducted at an Ecuadorean facilityContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A person’s toothbrush could be a true lifesaver if they land in a hospital ICU, according to new evidence review. Regular toothbrushing is associated with lower rates of death in the intensive care unit (ICU), shorter lengths of stay, and shorter times spentContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — At-home tests for colon cancer make this important screening readily available to folks who can’t afford or would rather not go through a colonoscopy. Unfortunately, more than 1 in 10 at-home tests sent to a lab are unusable, mainly due to mistakes madeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hospital coffee machines have received some side-eye as a potential source of spreading infection, but a new study debunks the belief. “To our great relief…a general ban on coffee makers doesn’t seem necessary,” concluded researchers led by Dr. Sarah Victoria Walker, head ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Probiotics might be able to help people dodge the worst effects of COVID-19, new clinical trial results show. Unvaccinated people who took a lactobacillus-laced probiotic had reduced COVID symptoms and even delayed infection, researchers report in the January issue of the journal ClinicalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The average U.S. adult eats a meal’s worth of snacks every day, a new study suggests. Americans average about 400 to 500 calories in snacks daily, often more than what they ate at breakfast, according to data from more than 23,000 people. TheseContinue Reading